Chords with lyrics
Chorus:
G+G Eb7Eb7
High times, hard times
D7D7 G+G
Sometimes the livin' is sweet
C#dim7C#dim7
And
D7D7 E minorEm
Sometimes there's nothin' to eat
D/AD/A A7A7 D MajorD
But I always lands on my feet
D7D7 G/DG/D D MajorD
So
G+G Eb7Eb7
When there's dry times
D7D7 E minorEm
I wait for high times and then
G7G7
I
C6C6 Cm/Eb G/DG/D C#m7b5C#m7b5
Put on my best and I stick out my chest
G/DG/D D7D7 G+G
And I'm off to the races again!
Instrumental:
G+G C9C9 G+G C9C9 D7D7
Verse 1:
G+G E7E7 Gsus/A
My good friend, the Mayor, he called me today
D7D7 G6G6
He said, "Medda, the voters are turning away."
G+G G9/B C6C6
"Help me," he cried, "or they'll give me the axe!"
A7/C# D7D7
I said, "Your Honour, you've got to relax."
Chorus:
G+G Eb7Eb7
High times, hard times
D7D7 G+G
Sometimes the livin' is sweet
C#dim7C#dim7
And
D7D7 E minorEm
Sometimes there's nothin' to eat
D/AD/A A7A7 D MajorD
But I always lands on my feet
D7D7 G/DG/D D MajorD
So
G+G Eb7Eb7
When there's dry times
D7D7 E minorEm
I wait for high times and then
G7G7
I
C6C6 Cm/Eb G/DG/D C#m7b5C#m7b5
Put on my best and I stick out my chest
G/DG/D D7D7 G+G
And I'm off to the races again!
G+G E7E7 Gsus/A
So your old lady don't love you no more?
D7D7 G6G6
So you're afraid there's a wolf at your door?
G+G G9/B C6C6
So you've got street rats that scream in your ear?
A7A7 D MajorD
You win some you lose some, my dear!
Chorus:
Eb7Eb7 AbAb E7E7
Oh, High times, hard times
Eb7Eb7 AbAb
Sometimes the livin' is sweet
Ddim7Ddim7
And
Eb7Eb7 F minorFm
Sometimes there's nothin' to eat
Fm/Ab
But
Eb/BbEb/Bb Bb7Bb7 Eb MajorEb
I always lands on my feet
AbAb E7E7
So when there's dry times
Eb7Eb7 F minorFm
I wait for high times and then
Ab7Ab7
I
DbDb Dbm/Fb Ab/Eb Dm7b5Dm7b5
Put on my best and I stick out my chest
Ab/Eb Eb7Eb7 F minorFm Ab7Ab7
And I'm off to the races again!
DbDb
I put on my best!
Dbm6/Fb
(I put on my best!)
Ab/Eb
And I stick out my chest!
F minorFm
(And I stick out my chest!)
Bbm9Bbm9
And I'm off!
(And I'm off!)
And I'm off!
(And I'm off!)
Dbmaj7/Eb
And I'm off!
AbAb DbDb AbAb DbDb AbAb DbDb AbAb
To the races again!